Can the overlord spawn monsters behind the villagers? They do block line of sight, but it would seem cheesy to spawn right next to them and kill them all befoer the heroes had a chance; but the Journey s in the dark spawing rules only list hero line of sight as a restriciton.

Can the sarcophagus be searched like a normal sarcophagus or since it is a plot item is it off limits?

We treated any sarcophagus as a "searchable" sarcophagus if there wasn't anything explicitly stated that you cannot search it. It's in the rules, so go nuts.

-shnar

Well the rules say you do remove the sarcophagus when you search it; but that is where the Dungeon level leader spawns, so if the sarcophagus was searched, and is removed, would you spawn the leader where the sarcophagus was?

I highly recommend reading the FAQ. Both of your questions are answered there. for some games reading the FAQ or errata is optional, but for Descent, and especially for the advanced campaign, reading the FAQ is sometimes the only way to play.

I highly recommend reading the FAQ. Both of your questions are answered there. for some games reading the FAQ or errata is optional, but for Descent, and especially for the advanced campaign, reading the FAQ is sometimes the only way to play.

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Since you asked nicely...FAQ pg11... (Villagers are figures, not map elements.)FAQ pg9Dungeon Level 27: The MonasteryLord Aktar may be summoned regardless of whether or not the sarcophagus has been searched. If the sarcophagus is missing, simply place Lord Aktar adjacent to its original location.

With any rulings that pertain the sarcophagus and searching, I only use the rule that they are removed if, it is a generic sarcophagus.

On other dungeons where there are creatures that spawn from them, I keep them on the dungeon layout as a permanent fixture and only allow on search per sarcophagus on the floor.

I use the rules with height on the sarcophagus so I like to give either advantages and/or disadvantages to both the heroes and enemies. I prefer leaving the sarcophagus on the map at all times since it adds to the dungeon level look and feel.